What is an apostrophe?
Apostrophes

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An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used to show possession or to indicate missing letters in contractions.
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When do we use an apostrophe to show possession?
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We use an apostrophe to show that something belongs to someone, for example, 'the girl's book' means the book belongs to the girl.
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What is a contraction?
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A contraction is a shortened form of two words, where some letters are left out and replaced with an apostrophe, like 'can't' for 'cannot'.
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What does 'it's' mean?
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'It's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'.
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What does 'their' mean?
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'Their' is a possessive pronoun used to show that something belongs to them.
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What does 'there' mean?
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'There' refers to a place or location.
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What does 'they're' mean?
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'They're' is a contraction for 'they are'.
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